In certain styles, Pinan Shodan and Pinan Nidan are inverted - what certain styles call Pinan Shodan is what others call Heian Nidan, and vice versa[citation...

the already simplified Pinan/Heian series. The embusen, or pattern of the kata's movements, are the same as in Heian shodan. Students of karate systems...

Taikyoku shodan (sometimes termed Kata Kihon or Kihon Kata, the name has been discontinued in some Shotokan dojos) (太極初段), Heian shodan (平安初段), Heian nidan...

Shotokan katas; usually first learned in Heian Shodan) Kosa Dachi: cross-legged stance (e.g. in the kata Heian Yondan) Neko ashi Dachi: cat stance (e.g...

Tekki series of kata. It follows the form of a capital letter I for the Heian series of kata, as well as for the Taikyoku series. More advanced kata,...

movement)) and grappling. In Shorin-Ryu and Matsubayashi-ryū Naihanchi Shodan is the first ni kyu (brown belt kata) although it is taught to yon kyu (green...

yoi position described above. Examples of basic kata are Heian shodan, Heian nidan and Heian sandan. Other yoi positions are found mostly in intermediate...

Kata  Tai Sabaki Shodan Heian Shodan Suna Kake No Kon Shisochin Tai Sabaki Nidan Heian Nidan Shushi No Kon Dai Saifa Tai Sabaki Sandan Heian Sandan Shushi...

Shōrei-ryū 70% hard, 30% soft/fast deep (formal) and natural Taikyoku Shodan, 5 Heian, 3 Tekki, Bassai Dai and Sho, Jion, Empi, Kanku Dai and Sho, Hangetsu...

includes Jion and Ji'in Pinan Nidan (Heian) Pinan Shodan (Heian) Pinan Sandan (Heian) Pinan Yondan (Heian) Pinan Godan (Heian) Bassai Dai Seienchin Shiho Zuki...

Shiho Tsuki Keri, Shiho Nuki and Happo Nuki. Heian Shodan, Heian Nidan, Heian Sandan, Heian Yondan and Heian Godan. Naihanchi, Wankan, Bassai, Bassai Sho...

(sekitori). Levels of black belts are occasionally used as martial arts titles: Shodan – 1st dan Nidan – 2nd dan Sandan – 3rd dan Yondan – 4th dan Godan – 5th...

intricate applications of stances and hand techniques beyond the Heian katas and Tekki Shodan. Okuyama received the Key to the City of Cali, Colombia from...

basic kata, particularly Taikyoku Shodan (太極初段). Pinan kata: created by Ankō Itosu, and consisting of Pinan Shodan (平安初段), Pinan Nidan (平安二段), Pinan Sandan...

2008-06-11 Shotwell 2003, p. [page needed]. Wimmer, Kerwin, Make Professional Shodan, British Go Association, retrieved 2008-06-11 Fairbairn 1992, pp. 142–143...

1992 Unreleased Unreleased Shodan Morita Shougi [ja] SETA August 23, 1991 Unreleased Unreleased Shodankurai Nintei: Shodan Pro Mahjong Khaos Gaps April...

based on the same principles, and he named these three kata Tai Sabaki Shodan, Tai Sabaki Nidan and Tai Sabaki Sandan. During the 1930s, the Japanese...

toward a lower numbered kyū. The Dan progression continues from 1st Dan (Shodan, or 'beginning dan') to the higher dan grades. Kyū-grade karateka are referred...

(ikkyū). There are five yudansha (com dan) ranks, from the lowest, 1 dan (shodan), to the highest, 5 dan (godan). Instructional shogo titles may be obtained...

two heian (平安) katas (each is offered in sho & dai forms) as well as variety of strikes, kicks and kumite arrangements. Advanced students (from shodan and...

Dan Rank Gold stripe(s) Shodan (初段 or しょだん) 1st One Nidan (二段 or にだん) 2nd Two Sandan (三段 or さんだん) 3rd Three Yondan (四段 or よんだん) 4th Four Godan (五段 or ごだん)...

Championships in Johannesburg in 2015. Tekki Shodan – Kata & Bunkai – Shotokan Kata – Karin Prinsloo on YouTube Heian Godan – Important Points and Bunkai by...

California, Missouri, Nebraska and New Mexico. In 1993 Sensei Mark Hepburn (shodan) and his wife Shelley (brown belt) opened a Chito Ryu dojo in Langley, British...

syllabary), but they were harshly criticized by the calligraphy establishment (shodan) as 'rootless' or lacking a respectable classical foundation".: 22  Such...